Nineteen firefighters were killed this Sunday battling a wildfire outside Yarnell, Ariz., in the deadliest event for firemen since 9/11. On Tuesday evening, thousands gathered in nearby Prescott to commemorate their lives.

Mitt Romney responded to the Obama campaign’s attack that he would cut jobs for teachers and firefighters this morning saying those issues are decided at the local level and that the line was “completely absurd.”

At the very moment you’ve written off humanity, something like this comes along. The Fire Department in Detroit pull two unconscious dogs out of a burning house, and one selfless firefighter resuscitates them with his own oxygen tank and mask.